2024 UConn Huskies football team

American college football season

2024 UConn Huskies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–0
Head coach
  • Jim L. Mora (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorGordon Sammis (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMatt Brock (1st season)
Home stadiumRentschler Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Notre Dame   –     0 – 0  
UConn   –     0 – 0  
UMass   –     0 – 0  
As of August 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 UConn Huskies football team will represent the University of Connecticut (UConn) as an independent during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Huskies are led by Jim L. Mora in his third year as the head coach. The Huskies will play home games at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field, located in East Hartford, Connecticut.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 3112:00 p.m.at Maryland
  • SECU Stadium
  • College Park, MD
FS1
September 712:00 p.m.MerrimackWFSB
September 146:00 p.m.at DukeACCNX/ESPN+
September 217:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
September 2812:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
October 53:30 p.m.Temple
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
October 1912:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
October 263:30 p.m.Rice
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
November 17:00 p.m.Georgia State
  • Rentschler Field
  • East Hartford, CT
CBSSN
November 9at UAB
November 23at Syracuse
November 30at UMass

[2][3]

Personnel

Roster and coaching staff

2024 UConn Huskies football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 0 Cam Edwards  So
WR 1 Skyler Bell  Jr
QB 2 Joseph Fagnano Sr
QB 3 Nick Evers  So
WR 4 Jasaiah Gathings  Jr
WR 5 Shamar Porter  Fr
WR 6 Ezeriah Anderson  Sr
RB 7 Mel Brown Jr
WR 8 TJ Sheffield GS
WR 9 Zackary Drawdy  Fr
WR 10 Brett Buckman GS
QB 10 Caleb Smith Fr
RB 11 Durell Robinson  Fr
QB 12 Tucker McDonald  Fr
QB 13 Cole Welliver Fr
TE 14 Nick Harris Sr
QB 14 Jake Tripptree Fr
WR 15 Bryan Domino  Fr
WR 16 Brock Montgomery Fr
WR 17 Teddy Williams  Fr
WR 18 Kylish Hicks  So
WR 19 Jackson Harper  Fr
WR 20 Terrence Smith Fr
RB 21 Daniel Shaban  Fr
RB 22 Victor Rosa Jr
RB 23 Malik Thomas Jr Sr
RB 24 Frank Daniley  Fr
WR 25 Cole Lakatos  Sr
TE 30 Dominic Toy Fr
RB 44 Oliver Lundberg Coleman Fr
RB 46 John Bechtle Sr
TE 48 James Larson Fr
TE 49 Bryce Anderson Fr
OL 50 Tank Green  Jr
OL 52 Deron McLaughlin Fr
OL 54 Jake Kiernan  Fr
OL 55 Toluwanimi Tunde  Fr
OL 58 Kyle Juergans  Jr
OL 59 Finn Wilkins Fr
OL 60 Mason Raymer Sr
OL 61 Diego Rodriguez Fr
OL 66 Brady Wayburn  Fr
OL 67 Christopher Fortin Sr
OL 70 Jack Stewart Sr
OL 71 Valentin Senn Sr
OL 73 Wes Hoeh Jr
OL 74 Jayden Bass  Fr
OL 75 Chase Lundt Sr
OL 76 Toriyan Johnson  Fr
OL 77 Ben Murawski  Fr
OT 78 Carsten Casady  Fr
OL 79 Danny Antolovich  Jr
WR 80 John Neider  Fr
TE 81 Louis Hansen Jr
WR 82 Jarvis Jones  Fr
TE 86 Alexander Honig  Jr
TE 87 Clemans Richter Fr
TE 88 Nader Chirchi  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 0 Jordan Wright  Sr
DB 1 Malik Dixon-Williams  Sr
DB 2 Rante Jones Sr
DB 3 D'Mon Brinson Jr
DB 4 Stan Cross  Sr
LB 5 Aaron Key GS
DB 6 Dean Engram  Sr
DB 7 Malachi Mclean So
DB 8 Jarvarius Sims Jr
LB 9 Amir Renwick Sr
LB 10 Jayden McDonald  Sr
DB 11 Isiah Davis  So
DB 12 Chris Hudson So
DB 13 Cam Chadwick  Fr
DB 14 Malcolm Bell  Jr
LB 15 Tui Faumuina-Brown Sr
LB 18 Ethan Hogg Fr
LB 19 Langston Hardy  So
DB 21 Lee Molette III Jr
DB 22 Reggie Akles Sr
LB 23 Alfred Chea Sr
LB 24 Julien Simon  Jr
LB 28 Jon Morris Fr
LB 29 Kaleb Stewart Fr
LB 31 Kalen Villanueva  Jr
LB 32 Oumar Diomande  Fr
DL 33 Kervins Choute Jr
DB 34 Carter Boskovich  Fr
DB 35 Drew Buckley So
DB 36 Chase Fountain  Fr
LB 37 Hayden Pegg  Fr
DL 44 Timothy Passmore Jr  So
DL 50 Brandon Kelly  Fr
LB 51 Roberto Salas Fr
DL 55 Cleto Chol  Fr
LB 57 Ed Entsiwah Fr
LB 58 Donovan Branch Jr
DL 59 Eddie Dresch Fr
DL 88 Cooper Ackerman Fr
DL 90 Pryce Yates  Jr
DL 91 Brady Fodor  Fr
DL 92 Jevon Banks  Sr
DL 93 Jack Barton GS
DL 94 Matt Hoffman  So
DL 96 Dal'mont Gourdine  Sr
DL 97 Jelani Stafford Sr
DT 98 Jaavon Brown  Jr
DL 99 Jayden Simon GS
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 17 Connor Stutz Jr
K 28 Chris Freeman GS
LS 42 Logan Frederic  So
LS 43 Kyle Vaccarella Sr
P 45 Seth Turner  Fr
LS 46 Zach Christinat  Fr
P 47 Nathaniel Wallace-Dilling  Fr


Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Gordon Sammis
    Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line
  • Matt Brock
    Defensive coordinator
  • Doug Shearer
    Special teams coordinator
  • Christian Pace
    Tight Ends
  • Brad Robbins
    Quarterbacks / Pass Game Coordinator
  • Antonio Wilcox
    Running Backs
  • Siriki Diabate
    Linebackers / Run Game Coordinator
  • Kashif Moore
    Wide Receivers
  • Dalton Hilliard
    Secondary / Pass Game Coordinator
  • Kenny McClendon
    Defensive line
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 10, 2024

Coaching staff additions

Name Position Old team Old position
Matt Brock Defensive coordinator Mississippi State Defensive coordinator
Jason Thoren Senior defensive analyst Mississippi State Defensive senior analyst
Brad Robbins Quarterbacks/pass game coordinator Tennessee Tech Pass game coordinator/wide receivers

Coaching staff departures

Name Position New Team New Position
Nick Charlton Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Cleveland Browns Offensive assistant

Transfers out

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown New school
Brian Brewton RB 5’6 173 Junior Miami, FL Middle Tennessee
Cam Ross WR 5’10 181
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior		 Washington D.C. James Madison
Zion Turner QB 6’0 203
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Jacksonville State
Justin Joly TE 6’3 235 Junior New Rochelle, NY NC State
Yakiri Walker IOL 6’2 270
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 DeSoto, TX Colorado
Mumu Bin-Wahad CB 5’11 185 Sophomore Loganville, GA Navarro
Jalen Mitchell RB 5’11 210 Graduate Rockledge, FL
Carter Hooper DL 6’5 266
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Toronto, ON South Dakota
Dayne Shor OT 6’5 306
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Alpharetta, GA Akron
James Burns WR 5’9 165 Senior Charlotte, NC Prairie View A&M
Devontae Houston RB 5’10 163 Junior Roanoke, AL East Tennessee State
Jaylen Jones LB 5’11 210
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Houston, TX
Will Meyer IOL 6’2 317 Junior Arlington, MA
Joe McFadden K 5’10 188
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Southlake, TX
Armauni Archie CB 6’0 182 Graduate Vallejo, CA Louisiana Tech
Nathan Voorhis LB 6’3 254 Sophomore Stroudsburg, PA Bryant
Dajon Harrison WR 5’10 170
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Hutto, TX Utah Tech
Ta'Quan Roberson QB 6’0 200 Senior Orange, NJ Kansas State
Noe Ruelas K 6’1 170 Junior West Hartford, CT James Madison
Chris Shearin CB 5’11 177 Senior Suffork, VA James Madison

Transfers in

Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Old school
Julien Simon LB 6’1 227
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Tacoma, WA Tulsa
Aaron Key LB 6’2 232 Graduate Tucker, GA Western Kentucky
Wes Hoeh IOL 6’3 276 Senior Glen Ellyn, IL Syracuse
Kervins Choute DL 6’3 302 Graduate Deerfield Beach, FL UCF
Reggie Akles CB 6’1 190 Senior Troutdale, OR New Mexico State
Connor Stutz P 6’1 217 Graduate Seattle, WA Sacramento State
Malachi McLean S 5’11 175 Junior Manvel, TX New Mexico State
Jasaiah Gathings WR 6’0 190
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Statesville, NC Akron
Skyler Bell WR 6’0 195
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Watertown, CT Wisconsin
Durell Robinson RB 6’1 200
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman		 Baltimore, MD Charlotte
Jarvarius Sims CB 6’0 190 Junior Lithonia, GA Central Michigan
Jordan Wright CB 6’0 178
Redshirt
Redshirt
Junior		 Memphis, TN Kansas State
Jayden Simon DL 6’2 330 Graduate Tacoma, WA Tulsa
Chris Freeman K 6’1 199 Graduate Zionsville, IN Indiana
Mel Brown RB 5’8 176 Junior Stone Mountain, GA Gardner-Webb
Malik Thomas Jr RB 5’11 203 Senior Danbury, CT Central Connecticut State
TJ Sheffield WR 5’11 190
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior		 Thompson's Station, TN Purdue
Nick Evers QB 6’3 195
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Flower Mound, TX Wisconsin
Ezeriah Anderson WR 6’5 210
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior		 Seffner, FL Campbell
Jack Barton EDGE 6’4 264
Redshirt
Redshirt
Senior		 Alpharetta, GA Georgia Tech
Jevon Banks DL 6’2 290 Junior Olive Branch, MS Kansas State
Ja'Khi Green IOL 6’6 290
Redshirt
Redshirt
Sophomore		 Palmer Park, MD Charlotte
Shamar Porter WR 6’2 205
Redshirt
Redshirt
Freshman		 Nashville, TN Kentucky
Jayden Bass OT 6’6 309 Freshman Springfield, MA Syracuse
Jayden McDonald LB 6’0 227 Senior Suwanee, GA Indiana

Game summaries

at Maryland

Merrimack

at Duke

Florida Atlantic

Buffalo

Temple

Wake Forest

Rice

Georgia State

at UAB

at Syracuse

at UMass

References

  1. ^ "2024 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF". University of Connecticut Athletics. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024 UConn Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 28, 2024.
  3. ^ https://uconnhuskies.com/news/2024/5/30/uconn-football-and-cbs-sports-announce-game-times-for-2024-season.aspx
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